Lobos Basketball Tournament

Culture

Flamenco group rebounds after fire guts studio

Moriah Carty | November 12

Not even a fire can put out the passion of New Mexico flamenco dancers.  The non-profit organization, National Institute of Flamenco, and dance company Yjastros held their biannual show at the National Hispanic Cultural Center last weekend after a fire of unknown cause destroyed the institute last December. Marisol Encinas, a fourth-generation flamenco dancer, said Yjastros performs “Vivimos” every spring and fall, but after the fire, the company was unable to hold their spring performance because they lost most of their costumes and practice space.

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News

UNM crime briefs

November 12

Frat house break-in  On Oct. 30, UNMPD responded to an alarm around 10:20 p.m. at the Alpha Chi Omega House.

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Opinion

Abortion is an abomination in the eyes of nature

November 12

Editor,  In my early 20s I didn’t care about the subject of abortion. I figured it was a woman’s right. The first president I voted for was President Bill Clinton, who was a major supporter of abortion. As I matured in my own education, I began to oppose legalized abortion more and more.

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News

UNM Hospital receives a D in safety score rating

Marielle Dent | November 12

UNM Hospital received a D in safety from an industry watchdog group, but a spokesman for the hospital said the numbers are not what they seem. The D rating came from the Fall 2014 update to the Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Score website, which assigns a standard letter grade to hospitals based on their ability to prevent medical errors. But UNMH spokesman John Arnold said the hospital doesn’t accept the assessment.

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News

Event showcases local researcher's various projects

Tomas Lujan | November 12

The College of Education is set to host the fourth annual IFCE Research Showcase, an event bringing together a diverse group of UNM researchers to present their work in the spirit of collaboration. More than 45 different research projects will be on display demonstrating the efforts of some of the brightest students and faculty at the UNM COE in an event that is free and open to the public.

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Sports

Lobos ripe for Conference USA tournament

Isabel Gonzalez | November 12

The UNM men’s soccer team ended its regular season on a high note, but now it’s crunch time. The No. 5 seed Lobos will begin their tournament season today as they face the No. 4 seed and Conference USA host, Old Dominion.

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News

Ladies' night shows women fun without alcohol

Matthew Reisen | November 12

It’s ladies night with a twist — and not a twist of lime. The Campus Office of Substance Abuse and Prevention is hosting Lobo Ladies Night, an event with the goal of showing women that drinking is not the only way to have fun, but just one of many options.

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Culture

Play review: Budding actors show promise in '¡Bocón!'

Graham Gentz | November 12

It’s easy to tell just by walking in that something different is happening in the theater space at Working Classroom. The actors stand frozen onstage, set amidst disquieting ambient music and a cityscape of newspapers permeating the background.

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Culture

Food column: Small kitchens demand the essential tools

Steve “Mo” Fye | November 12

Novice cooks dream of a kitchen stocked with high-end appliances, costly silverware and cooper-clad cookware, but few get the opportunity to use the tools. Is it possible to be a good cook without thousands of dollars of equipment? Cooks don’t need expensive gear to be able to cook good food.

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News

New Mexico college graduates struggle with loan debt

Sayyed Shah | November 11

New Mexico colleges have the highest number of student loan defaults in the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Education. The recently published Cohort Default Rate shows New Mexico’s student loan default rate was the highest in the country at 20.8 percent in the financial year 2011, whereas the national average percentage was 13.7, according to the press release.

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News

German Club commemorates fall of Berlin Wall

David Lynch | November 11

“Freedom is for everyone.” “No more walls, no more wars.” “Forbidden.” These phrases and others were scrawled in German and English on a replica of the Berlin Wall erected by the UNM German Club on Monday in front of the Humanities building.

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News

Professor studies perils of mixing medications

Lauren Topper | November 11

Start with daily allergy medicine. Then throw in something stronger for cold and flu season.Add a helping of painkillers for that splitting headache or your lingering sports injury. Each of these things by itself may be harmless enough, but together they could be a recipe for disaster.

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Culture

Salva rocks Red Party at the SUB

Meagen Twyeffort | November 11

Students raised their flashing glow sticks in the air and raved to the pulsing techno beat at the third annual Red Party. Hundreds gathered in the SUB ballroom on Thursday to enjoy music from internationally-known disc jockey Salva and local DJ Nathan New last Thursday.

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Opinion

Much at stake in heated Land Commissioner race

Adeline Murthy | November 11

The Land Commissioner is one of the most important public offices, but most voters are only faintly aware of how the management of state lands impacts wildlife and ecosystem function. The State Land Office manages 13 million subsurface acres and 9 million surface acres of public trust land for the benefit of New Mexico’s public schools and hospitals. In the 2012-13 fiscal years alone, UNM received $8.9 million from the State Land Office.

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Culture

Breaking Bad fans flock to Albuquerque

Ana Jayme | November 11

With Walter White look-a-likes and hazmat suits galore, a pilgrimage of “Breaking Bad” fans made their way to Albuquerque for the inaugural Breaking Bad Fan Festival. Costume and trivia contests, panel discussion with the cast and crew along with a VIP-after party filled the two-day event held at the Albuquerque Convention Center, Tractor Brewery and Albuquerque Indoor Karting.

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Culture

Albuquerque boasts Chilean songwriter

Mateo Rocha | November 11

The spark of a passionate fire has been lit, and it yearns to ignite interest, emotion and cultural understanding through the power of music.

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Opinion

Incarceration companies turn profit for imprisonment

November 11

Editor,  If you haven’t already heard, this week marks the second annual “Free the Prisoners” week here at UNM. A collaborative effort between a variety of student and community organizations, Free the Prisoners week draws attention to the plague of issues related to the Prison Industrial Complex as it criminalizes our communities locally and internationally.

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Sports

UNM falls short at home in 60-49 shootout

Thomas Romero-Salas | November 10

One more yard was all New Mexico needed to extend Saturday’s game. For the first time in the game, UNM found itself trailing Boise State 53-49. The Lobos were able to drive the ball to midfield on their next possession, but faced a critical fourth-and-2 situation at their own 48-yard line with 4:11 remaining. After a timeout, redshirt freshman quarterback Lamar Jordan tried to dive for the first down by keeping the ball on an option run. At first the referees signaled that Jordan had gained enough for a new set of downs. However, the play was reviewed and subsequently overturned as the replay official saw Jordan’s elbow hit the turf before he made it to the first-down marker.

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Sports

Basketball: Lobos triumph despite spotty shooting

Kyle Tomasi | November 10

A poor shooting night for the New Mexico men’s basketball team resulted in a much closer game than fans had hoped to see. UNM defeated the Adams State Grizzlies 62-50 in a Friday night exhibition at The Pit, but the Lobos shot a measly 27 percent (20-73) from the floor. They also shot 61 percent (17-28) from the free-throw line. “I’m really concerned about our shooting, concerned about our turnovers and our free throw shooting today,” head coach Craig Neal said.

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News

Aggies burned by OSU, Lobos rally in support

David Lynch | November 10

The Associated Students of UNM has voted to support New Mexico State University, UNM’s main sports rival, in the lawsuit NMSU is facing over its mascot, Pistol Pete. NMSU is being sued by Oklahoma State University over the use of the mascot, a pistol-wielding cowboy that OSU claims to have exclusive rights to. ASUNM unanimously passed Resolution 7F during Wednesday’s meeting stating that the student government body is in support of NMSU in the lawsuit. Sen. Tori Pryor, a graduate of Oñate High School in Las Cruces, authored the resolution, which essentially states that ASUNM is on the side of UNM’s in-state sister school in the wake of the lawsuit.